Celebrating the RSN's 150th Anniversary - Coronation Robe of Estate Sampler

In this film, Chief Executive & Exhibition Curator, Dr Susan Kay-Williams talks about the story behind the design for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Robe of Estate. ⁠ In 1953 the RSN was asked to come up with a design for the Queen's Robe of Estate which she would be wearing when she left Westminster Abbey having been crowned in her Coronation.⁠ ⁠ The design features a mixture of wheat ears and olive branches to represent ‘Peace and Plenty’, the theme chosen by the Queen for her Coronation. With eighteen varieties of gold thread, the technique used to create this design is known as Coronation Goldwork and is the most advanced Goldwork technique that RSN students will learn!⁠ Learn more about our history: https://royal-needlework.org.uk/our-history/